The atmosphere in the dueling arena shifted, and the temperature seemed to drop by several degrees. The surroundings became eerie under the 3D projection, as black mist drifted from nowhere, swirling above the field.
Almost everyone present caught a whiff of something ominous.
Looking at the increasingly dense black mist was like gazing into an abyss. Some unimaginable monster hid in the deepest part of that abyss, observing all living things with a chilling, cold gaze.
Then the mist was instantly dispersed with a sharp, piercing roar!
A monster rushed out, soaring high into the air, with a long, winding serpent body. She had a woman's face, with countless twisting little snakes forming her flowing hair, resembling the snake-haired Medusa from myth.
She had a seductive and voluptuous figure, but her appearance was enough to keep any sane gentleman at bay. Her arms were also two giant serpents, whose mouths seemed to be smirking.
What an awe-inspiring presence! Though its body wasn't large and it was merely a 3D image, the moment she appeared it felt as if she dominated everything!
Perhaps this was what people meant by "indescribable terror"; simply looking at her could unearth the deepest shiver buried in one's heart!
[Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes, Attack Power 0]
Many were stunned, seeing that seductive yet terrifying, voluptuous yet chilling monster, a chill seemed to seep into their bones.
"What is... that thing?" Xiang muttered softly.
"I can't believe that the professor actually... has such a powerful monster!"
In the Yu-Gi-Oh World, the stronger the gods and demons, the harder they are to summon, but when they do appear, they often possess the power to instantly turn the tide.
The most extreme example is "Holactie the Creator of Light", simultaneously a Duel Spirit and a god of creation, capable of winning from the rules' standpoint directly.
While the Vennominaga in front might not be on par with such gods of creation in terms of level, it is of the same nature as a super strong entity.
"I see, from the start you prepared a card to make the monster self-destruct?" Youyu understood, "Indeed, with this, it's hard to prevent the appearance of Vennominaga."
"Principal Youyu, this is my strongest monster, Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes!" Professor Cobra exclaimed, "Vennominaga inherits the effect of 'Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes'!
Her attack power also increases by 500 points for each Reptile-Type monster in the graveyard!
Because now there's an additional 'Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes' in the graveyard, the Reptiles in the graveyard reached twelve cards, raising the attack power by 6000!"
[Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes, Attack Power 0 → Attack Power 6000]
"Attack power six thousand!?" Someone immediately exclaimed in shock.
But soon someone else said, "But if it's just high attack power, it's not a big deal. As long as Principal Youyu triggers the effect of 'Black Magic' in the next turn..."
Then Professor Cobra laughed; "You're surely thinking now that, through the effect of 'Black Magic', even high attack power is useless, right?"
Youyu: "..."
Don't talk nonsense, I never thought that for even a second.
"But it's useless!" Professor Cobra said excitedly, "As long as Vennominaga is on the field, it cannot be affected by any Magic, Trap, or Monster Effects, nor can it be targeted by these effects!
Moreover, if this card is sent to the graveyard by battle destruction, as long as you banish a Reptile-Type monster from the graveyard, it can be revived no matter how many times!"
"Eh!?"
This statement shocked everyone on the scene.
"Huh? Isn't this invincible?"
"A monster like this exists?"
"Even Egyptian Gods and Phantasms don't have this kind of power, do they?"
"..."
Professor Cobra was very pleased with the reaction of the crowd, and couldn't help but reveal a cold smile.
Ha, Vennominaga's power is far from limited to this, soon enough you'll bear witness to this fact!
The appearance of Vennominaga here indeed disrupted Youyu's plan. But regardless, with the two magicians left on the field, they clearly weren't opponents.
"I'll Set a card and end my turn." Youyu said.
"Then it's my turn again, I draw!" Professor Cobra said, "Activate Magic Card 'Monster Reincarnation'! All monsters on my hand and field return to the deck for shuffling, then I draw five cards!"
"Ah!?" Xiang was a little dazed, "Do you really want to give up such a powerful monster?"
"No." Mitsuzawa said sternly, "'Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes' is not affected by any card effects, including its own Magic Cards."
"Ah! Doesn't that mean..."
Professor Cobra smiled: "Of course, 'Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes' won't be affected by 'Monster Reincarnation' effect, so it doesn't return to the deck.
Then I draw five cards!"
After glancing at his hand, he quickly revealed a card in his hand: "Magic Card 'Card Destruction'! Both players discard all cards in hand and draw the same number!"
He paused and laughed: "Because I discarded two more Reptile-Type monsters, Vennominaga's attack power rises by another 1000!"
[Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes, Attack Power 6000 → Attack Power 7000]
"Attack power seven thousand, and it isn't affected by any effects!" Someone immediately exclaimed.
"If 'Black Magician' is attacked here, wouldn't it be..."
"Battle!" Cobra shouted, "'Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes', attack the 'Black Magician'!"
The deity swung her arms, and the two giant serpents opened their bloodthirsty mouths! Mist transformed into a pitch-black vortex, with unstoppable momentum locking onto the Black Magician!
"Flip Cover Card, Continuous Trap 'Magicians' Defense'!" Youyu said, "As long as a Spellcaster-Type monster exists on your field, all battle damage is halved!"
"A last gasp struggle? It's futile!" Professor Cobra raised his voice.
Indeed, Vennominaga's attack power reached seven thousand, while the poor Black Magician was only at two thousand five hundred. If the attack went through, Youyu, with only 1600 Life Points left, certainly couldn't withstand it.
"Open Cover Card! Trap Card 'Covering Fire'!" Youyu said, "When a monster on your field is attacked, increase attack power by the attack power of another monster on the field!
I'll add the attack power of 'Magician of Dark Illusion' to Black Magician!"
[Black Magician, Attack Power 2500 → Attack Power 4600]
Empowered by a comrade's magic power, Black Magician's attack power temporarily surged to a point surpassing even the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, making this moment a peak in life, but in front of the powerful deity it was still not enough!
The Black Magic Barrier only held back briefly before the Black Magician was torn to shreds! A torrent of 2400 surged forward, buffered and halved by the barrier, sweeping across Youyu.
[Youyu, LP 1600 → LP 400]
"Couldn't complete the defeat, huh." Professor Cobra said, "But it doesn't matter. At this instant, the final effect of 'Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes' is activated!"
"Nani?" A student was shocked, "Such a powerful monster... actually has a final effect?"
"Vennominaga's final effect, as long as it deals battle damage to the opposing player, starting now from three turns onward... my side directly declares victory in the game!" (Anime Effect)